Police ID victim, suspect in fatal Northside shooting

One woman is dead and the suspect is in critical condition after an early morning shooting on the Northside.

Police said they observed a man and woman arguing at the entrance of the Hoover Park Condominiums on Park Central Drive West at about 1 a.m. The man shot the woman in the head​ at point-blank range and turned toward the officers with his gun in hand, a police report stated.

Police have identified the victim as Candice Hunter, 24, Indianapolis, while the suspect has been identified as Joshua Higgins, 22, Indianapolis.

Higgins fired several times at the officers, police said. They fired back at him before he fled on foot.

Shortly after, officers said they heard a gunshot. A 911 call reported a man was lying on the grass behind the condominium building.

Officers found Higgins with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and a possible graze wound to the shoulder. He was taken to Eskenazi Hospital and remains in critical condition.

No officers were struck or injured. Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hunter had two children, under the age of two, inside the apartment during the incident. They are in temporary custody with the Department of Child Services.

According to the report, Higgins currently has four active arrest warrants including two for robbery, one for dealing in marijuana and one for trespassing.

Police did not identify the officers who were involved.

The incident is under an internal investigation and the officers have been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome, which the statement calls standard procedure.